Valley Presbyterian Church

What Valley Presbyterian Church does

Valley Presbyterian Church (VPC) is a private nonprofit Presbyterian congregation headquartered at 6947 E McDonald Dr in Paradise Valley, Arizona, affiliated with the ECO (Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians) denomination and governed through a Session and Deacons structure. The church operates two Sunday worship services (9:00 AM and 10:30 AM) and serves a multi-generational congregation through segmented ministries spanning children, middle and high school students, men, women, young adults, and seniors, alongside care ministries (Stephen Ministry, mental health resources, AA recovery meetings), recreation (pickleball, basketball), and community groups organized by life stage. The organization also runs three wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: Awaken Café (an on-site community café open six days per week), Valley Day School (a preschool and early childhood education program), and the Valley Presbyterian Foundation (endowment and planned giving).

The church's underlying technology stack is built on third-party SaaS rather than proprietary infrastructure: a Subsplash-powered mobile app for devotionals, sermons, events, and giving; EasyTithe for online and text-to-give donations; SimpleChurchCRM for commitment card management; SignUpGenius for volunteer coordination; and RightNow Media for on-demand video content. Distribution is multi-channel, combining in-person worship at the Sanctuary, global livestream broadcast, mobile app access, and the physical Awaken Café storefront. Mission activity is organized across three tiers — Serve Locally (Family Promise, Community House, MentorKids USA, SUSD Title 1 schools), Serve Nationally (Navajo Reservation trips), and Serve Globally (Ministry of Hope, Villages In Partnership).

Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring tithes and offerings (the dominant source), endowment and planned giving via the Valley Presbyterian Foundation, and transactional café sales at Awaken Café. As a private religious nonprofit, no revenue, headcount, or founding-date figures are publicly disclosed; a 2024 Audit Report is referenced but not parsed in the source data. The customer/congregant base is segmented horizontally by life stage rather than by industry or company size, with primary personas covering families, students, men, women, and young adults, supplemented by use-case segments serving recovery and unhoused populations in the greater Phoenix area.

Name

Valley Presbyterian Church

Legal name

Valley Presbyterian Church

Website

https://vpc.church

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Valley Presbyterian Church is a nonprofit Presbyterian congregation in Paradise Valley, Arizona, affiliated with ECO. It operates Sunday worship services, multi-generational ministries, an on-site café (Awaken Café), a preschool (Valley Day School), and an endowment foundation, funded by tithes, café sales, and planned giving.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Worship services
• Religious education
• Community ministry
• Biblical study
• Faith community

Headquarters

HQ city

Paradise Valley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through in-person and digital channels including online giving via EasyTithe, text-to-give, and commitment cards
2. Valley Presbyterian Foundation: Foundation giving for long-term support and endowment
3. Awaken Café Revenue: Café operating Monday-Friday 7AM-2PM and Saturday-Sunday 8AM-1PM serving the church community and visitors

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Valley Presbyterian Church is a faith community that delivers Sunday worship services (9AM and 10:30AM) along with a broad ministry portfolio including children's, student, men's, women's, and young adult ministries, Bible study classes, community groups, recovery support (AA meetings), Stephen Ministry pastoral care, recreational programs, and mission outreach. It also operates an on-site café (Awaken Café) and a preschool (Valley Day School), with digital engagement through a livestream, mobile app, and online giving platform.

Product overview

Valley Presbyterian Church operates as a single-site faith community offering a unified worship and ministry program portfolio. The core offering is Sunday worship services (9:00 AM and 10:30 AM) with livestream accessibility. Supporting programs include educational ministries (Children's, Students, Men's, Women's), community groups organized by life stage, care ministries (Stephen Ministry, Mental Health Resources, AA meetings), recreational activities (Pickleball, Basketball), and café services (Awaken Café). Mission initiatives span local service (Family Promise, Community House, Mentorship programs), and global outreach through partnerships. Digital giving and sermon archives are provided through the church website and mobile app.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Awaken Café: Café open Monday-Friday 7AM-2PM and Saturday-Sunday 8AM-1PM serving the community
• Valley Day School
• Valley Presbyterian Foundation

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services
• Livestream Worship
• Children's Ministry
• Student Ministry
• Women's Ministry
• Men's Ministry
• Young Adults Ministry
• Community Groups
• Stephen Ministry
• Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings
• Valley Day School
• Awaken Café
• Online Giving
• Valley Presbyterian Foundation
• Family Promise Hosting
• Community House Meal Service
• Back to School Supply Drive
• Global Missions Partnerships
• Past Sermons Archive
• Daily Devotionals
• Pickleball Drop-In Play
• Mental Health Resources
• Open Door Ministry

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ECO (Evangelical Covenant Order)coreOthersECO is the denominational affiliation of Valley Presbyterian Church. The church operates under the ECOpres.org network, a covenant order of Presbyterian churches committed to biblical fidelity, reformational theology, and church vitality.
• Family Promise of Greater PhoenixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily Promise of Greater Phoenix is hosted at VPC for week-long periods (August 2-9, 2026) to provide shelter and support for families experiencing homelessness. The church provides hospitality and meal services through this partnership.
• Community HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity House meal service for unhoused neighbors is provided at the church on select dates. VPC volunteers prepare and serve meals to community members in need on Mondays (Community House: Meal Service for unhoused neighbors).
• Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) Title 1 SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual Back to School Supply Drive supports Title 1 schools in the Scottsdale Unified School District. VPC collects school supplies and distributes them to benefit students in need.
• Ministry of HopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal mission partnership for serving communities internationally. Listed under Serve Globally initiatives alongside Villages In Partnership.
• Villages In PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal mission partnership focused on international community development. Listed alongside Ministry of Hope under Serve Globally initiatives.
• MentorKids USAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal ministry partnership under Serve Locally initiatives, focused on mentoring children and youth in the community.
• Alcoholics AnonymousminorOthersAA holds weekly meetings every Friday from 7:30-9PM in the Landes Center. The church provides space for this recovery program on an ongoing basis.
• Navajo ReservationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational mission partnership involving service trips to the Navajo Reservation as part of Serve Nationally initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Subsplash: Technology platform provider powering VPC's mobile app and digital engagement infrastructure. Ecosystem peer enabling digital ministry delivery across thousands of church customers nationwide.
• ECO (Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians): VPC's denominational affiliation and governing network. Peer in the sense of providing institutional infrastructure, peer accountability, and shared theological framework for Presbyterian congregations across the U.S.

Direct peers

• North Scottsdale United Methodist Church: Nearby mainline Protestant church in the north Scottsdale/Phoenix region. Direct peer in terms of congregation size, demographic target, and community ministry programming approach.
• Paradise Valley United Methodist Church: Adjacent mainline Protestant congregation in Paradise Valley, AZ. Comparable in geography, demographic reach, multi-generational programming, and community service orientation to a similar affluent Phoenix-area audience.
• Trinity Lutheran Church (Phoenix): Mainline Protestant congregation in the Phoenix area with comparable ministry portfolio including preschool, community service, and multi-generational programming serving similar demographic.
• Biltmore United Methodist Church: Established mainline Protestant congregation in the Phoenix metro with comparable programming breadth including preschool operations, recovery support, and extensive community partnerships.
• Scottsdale Presbyterian Church: Nearby Presbyterian congregation in the Scottsdale/Paradise Valley corridor. Direct peer in denomination, geography, and congregation size profile, serving similar affluent Phoenix-area demographic with comparable worship and community programming.
• Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church: Reformed/evangelical congregation in the Phoenix area. Peer in theological orientation toward biblical fidelity and reformational theology, comparable to ECO's distinctives within the broader Presbyterian/Reformed ecosystem.
• Central Presbyterian Church (Phoenix): Historic Presbyterian congregation in the greater Phoenix area. Peer in denominational tradition and metropolitan Phoenix ministry context, with comparable structure of worship, formation, and outreach programming.

Regional players

• Desert Spring United Methodist Church: Regional Protestant church serving the Phoenix metro area with similar multi-generational programming and community outreach. Peer in ministry model though operating in a slightly different geographic submarket.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/valleypresbyterian
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/valleypresbyterianchurch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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